Yes, lack of sleep!

[STS]

you'll find the right pattern, my son slept through last night. i think it's because he was comfortable and he had nothing bothering him. i think let kids pick the time they want to sleep early on, there is no way i'll get my son to sleep at 8 at night, but by 9-10 he starts getting dozy on his own

[blunomore]

It's worth trying sleep training, but don't worry about it if it doesn't work. Contrary to the impression being given it doesn't work with every child. Nor does difficulty early on mean you're doomed to have a child that will have problems sleeping for years to come.

I am still at a loss as to what sleep training entails EXACTLY.

I am not willing to put the child in her cot and leave her alone to cry. I have tried putting her there and going back when she cries, picked her up and soothed her, only to repeat the pattern mutliple times. That did nothing. It made no change.

[MightyQuin]

I am still at a loss as to what sleep training entails EXACTLY.

I am not willing to put the child in her cot and leave her alone to cry. I have tried putting her there and going back when she cries, picked her up and soothed her, only to repeat the pattern mutliple times. That did nothing. It made no change.

That is why I posted that link. Call the experts and ask them how sleeptraining will work. It is not complicated really. The good news ( for you ) is that normally the dad must do it. The baby resists less with the dad. I trained both our kids while my wife took 3 nights off, sleeping at her mom's house. She tried to train our second one for 8 days, with no results. I took over and it took 3 days.

Anyway...it's up to you now. Good luck.

[blunomore]

That is why I posted that link. Call the experts and ask them how sleeptraining will work. It is not complicated really. The good news ( for you ) is that normally the dad must do it. The baby resists less with the dad. I trained both our kids while my wife took 3 nights off, sleeping at her mom's house. She tried to train our second one for 8 days, with no results. I took over and it took 3 days.

Anyway...it's up to you now. Good luck.

That is why it will not work for us. My husband would never leave Olivia to cry or walk away from her, only to come back and soothe her if she fusses/cries.

I think I have to work with our shortcomings as parents so I just have to deal with my situation as it is

My question in my OP was more re: the fatigue and what i can do/use to cope with that

[beans100]

A few days after my wife and daughter were released from hospital, my wife had to go back for an emergency operation.
So I was left alone for over a week with my few days old daughter.
I was thrown in the deep end. The first two nights she started to cry at 2'ish in the morning. I just let her cry for a while (it didn't sound like emergency cries)and it went quite. From the third night, she slept all the way through, from 9 (her last bottle) till 8 in the morning. I actually have to wake her in the morning, otherwise she'll sleep till 9 or 10.

[noxibox]

A few days after my wife and daughter were released from hospital, my wife had to go back for an emergency operation.
So I was left alone for over a week with my few days old daughter.
I was thrown in the deep end. The first two nights she started to cry at 2'ish in the morning. I just let her cry for a while (it didn't sound like emergency cries)and it went quite. From the third night, she slept all the way through, from 9 (her last bottle) till 8 in the morning. I actually have to wake her in the morning, otherwise she'll sleep till 9 or 10.

We tried that (once appropriate). Didn't work. They are supposed to eat regularly during the night early on though. 2 a.m. is in the right ballpark after a 9 p.m. feed for a baby on formula. Would be 11p.m. to midnight for breast milk.

That is why it will not work for us. My husband would never leave Olivia to cry or walk away from her, only to come back and soothe her if she fusses/cries.

We tried every known strategy. Absolutely none of them worked. Other people have children that just sleep through the night after a certain age without any intervention from the parents. Our child would have broken the most determined sleep trainer.